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Holiday Traditions from Ancestors Around the World

December 15, 2017 by Carolyn - Legacy Tree Genealogists Project Manager Leave a Comment

holiday traditions around the world

Holiday traditions can be simple or intricate, but when passed down through generations they become sweeter and help shed light on the way our ancestors lived and celebrated.  It is the stories and traditions of our ancestors that turn our hearts to them and help us feel we are part of something greater than our individual selves. For many families the most enduring traditions have been made and kept around the holiday season -- especially Christmas. Out of my eight great-grandparents, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Geography & Genealogy, Immigration, Top Posts Tagged With: ancestors, Christmas, family history, genealogy, holiday, legacy tree, tradition

A Horrific Headstone on Halloween

October 29, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 1 Comment

As the Halloween tradition highlights the eerie scares of death, this is a story of a broken headstone, and how a family rallied together to bring dignity to a fascinating life.  Halloween in the U.S. means stories of ghouls and ghosts and terrifying nightly jaunts through haunted cemeteries filled with shadowy grave markers rising above black grass. It evokes a picture of the cold night air filled with howling wolves and screeching bats flying under an icy blue moon. Speaking of scary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Onsite Tagged With: Ancestor, cemetery, family, halloween, headstone, highlights, scare, scary, tradition

Biological vs. Cultural Heritage

September 19, 2014 by Elly - Legacy Tree Genealogists Project Manager 2 Comments

Biological vs. cultural heritage, also known as nature vs. nurture, is a question withstanding the test of time. If DNA testing reveals surprises in your family tree, consider what "family" means to you.  Genealogy is full of surprises. As I was wrapping up a large pedigree project for one of our clients recently, a couple of birth records that had been lost in the mail finally arrived. They revealed that the man the client had always known as her paternal grandfather was not actually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy Tagged With: adoption, biological, cultural, DNA, genealogists, genealogy, genetic, heritage, legacy tree, nature vs nurture, tradition

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